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HOAs told to secure formal requests and scopes before county or ESD fuel work
Summary
ESD and county speakers said homeowners associations must provide formal requests and signed scopes of work before local fire agencies will perform fuel mitigation on private common areas; crews, contracts and liability were discussed as key hurdles.
David Bailey, district administrator for Emergency Services District (ESD) 4, told attendees that when an HOA or property owners association wants fuel mitigation in private common areas, the ESD typically requires a formal request from the HOA board because the board has legal authority over the parcel.
Bailey explained three handling options for removing dead vegetation from private green belts: haul to disposal, on-site chipping or controlled burning. He said each method is legal but that the HOA must be explicit about the requested scope and who has authority to approve work. “I have to have a request,…
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